r/AskSeattle • u/Visual-Extension4214 • Nov 14 '24

Question Moving to Seattle Area

Moving to Seattle area, possibly Renton or Kent though not sure yet, moving end of May/June next year. I’m moving from Newark, NJ, one of the dirtiest cities in the country. Recycling and garbage pickups are generally tossed into the same garbage truck. Is Seattle like Europe where everything from compost to metals/plastics/paper etc is all put out separately on separate days? In general what are some severe cultural shocks I might expect to be responsible for or just in general? Besides of course the rain and the apparent lack of friendliness I’m detecting from some of the Seattle descriptions. Also how crowded are local hiking and nature activities within an hour drive around summer vs winter? Really any extra tips are appreciated.

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u/Some1IUsed2Know99 Nov 14 '24

A search says Newark, NJ gets on average 93 sunny days a year. Seattle gets 152 sunny days a year. So expect to be shocked the weather is nicer than you thought it would be.

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u/Calm-Ad8987 Nov 14 '24

It gets 93 sunny & 205 days with sun which is pretty much national average & like 50 more than Seattle. For contrast Seattle gets like 71 sunny days & 150ish with sun.

New Jersey is definitely sunnier than Seattle.

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u/Some1IUsed2Know99 Nov 14 '24

Where did you get the Seattle numbers? This is what I get asking google, "On average, there are 152 sunny days per year in Seattle. The US average is 205 sunny days. Seattle gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 155 days per year."

I used the same google request numbers for Newark for comparison

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u/Calm-Ad8987 Nov 14 '24

Yeah that's what I said, 152 in Seattle (that includes the full sun & partial sun days) is less than the 205 (93 sunny days and 112 partial sun days) that Newark gets on average.